@haydesigner Hope it arrives on time I ordered someone on may 12th I just got it yesterday but it did ship quickly and made it to the delivery agent two weeks after ordering and then sat a location in my city for almost two weeks before it was finally delivered.
So I don’t know who to really blame here but I do know they’re using a third party carrier at some point as the post office didn’t take poession until Saturday.
My last random drone was the super crappy one that hovers and can’t even move around the room. And it was broken. So I ordered another one. It has to be better, right?
/giphy afraid-fancy-tactician
Got this last go around and it was a micro drone. There’s a thing that says free replacement parts if you join their flight club, I emailed them about replacement parts to join the flight club and never heard back so once you ruin it, that’s it.
That being said it did ship with an extra set of blades and you do get at least $6 worth of fun.
@Chronicle gave one to all the nieces/nephews and added blade guards. After asking the brothers in law if they were good/they thought any one was too young. They were fine. Kid immediately hit one of them in the face with it. Which I still find funny
@mediocrebot
“There’s an old saying in Tennessee — I know it’s in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can’t get fooled again.”
― George W. Bush
It should be called Micro Mystery Drone because that’s all they send. The last 6$ one I got was crushed and someone when to town on it with a razor blade. But that’s not stopping me from getting another!
No guarantee you’ll receive any of these, and note that of the ones which are rated (including the Star Wars ones) typically get about three stars, so don’t expect quality. Many have cameras, but most of the micro drones don’t, so don’t count on that either…
I flew my last one right out of the box and never charged it and how have no idea where it is. Guess I’ll get another one!
/giphy nonsensical loosely tramp
Neither of my last mystery drones worked. I bought two, and they wound up being one of those small follow-your-hand type drones. Real pieces of shit. The switch doesn’t work on the first, and the second just doesn’t respond, as if it’s never been plugged in to power.
I already have the 8 pack AR portable and collapsible, water resistant LED lanterns to build the inverted Y, and now yet another drone for my rotary wing night flying diorama. Who knew life could be so sweet.
When I got this same deal a few weeks ago, they sent me a Propel Atom which is a tiny micro drone. I’m willing to wager nearly all of the drones they are clearing out are similar.
I received a Propel HD drone in an IRK last year. It worked about 3 times, then the battery stopped taking a charge. No one sells the batteries online, and Propel discontinued the drone, so I couldn’t get a battery from them. It actually worked until the battery died. Good Luck mehtizens!
I’ve been paying monthly for a long time and was not notified that I was shall we say “cut loose”. I was gonna buy this damn thing, but now it looks like no. @mediocrebot
I got a better Random Propel Drone in my IRK than my RPD purchase from the Meyhrathon. Not that I regret it or anything. I still haven’t taken it out to fly it though.
Mine last RPD was a ‘hand-controlled’ spaceship drone. I was kinda hoping for something more flyable. This thing just hovers in the living room and then crashes into things.
FYI takes a month to get it, when I tried to fly it outside it just took off on it’s own and dissapeared. Unless you’re in a large indoor area I would advise against using it outdoors.
My Propel One-click not so micro drone has been pretty solid. Sample size=1. I have another I bought for a spare battery so I’ll try that one some day. The camera is meh though.
@sammydog01 are you familiar with the Propel Atom 1.0 Micro Drone? Is it worth opening and flying or leave it packaged and sell or give away? My Propel One-clickd have been pretty solid.
So my PB does not show weight for this item. Guess I’m getting a box of air? Haha. It’s just not showing up. Has for all of the other packages and pastadrops. So I will wait the 3 weeks and find out how light the package is. I’m sure it’s more micro drones since I bought the 4 pack the last time they were on sale. Amusing for my son and cats. Just have that kind of luck…
Got my order of 3 today - my first MEH order. 2-2 packs of those horrible Rocket RC Levicopters which the cr2032 batteries in the little one button remote were all dead and 2 of the levitrons are really picky about being charged so much that I jiggled with them for over 5 minutes so I doubt I will bother any more. Also got 1 Rocket RC Air Crawler. So MEH is the right wording i would say. I was hoping to get one with a camera on it
ok, i should know better. bought one the time before and it took 3 weeks to show up. bought 2 this time, it was “delivered” much quicker, except the postal worker didn’t actually deliver it. says delivered on the tracking site, but my ring doorbell shows him drive right past my place and deliver something to the neighbor at the time my package was “delivered”. checked with neighbor and they didn’t get anything extra.
now I have to submit a claim or something with the post office. what a pain.
@sammydog01 not sure about that. i don’t know about your area, but in my area, the packages are delivered by a different mail carrier in a different truck, not the normal mail carrier. probably too many packages these days for the normal person to handle.
@sammydog01 ok, i’ll say it. you were wrong. i submitted a claim with the local post office and they found the package and someone brought it this afternoon. not a “normal” delivery by any stretch.
@sammydog01@scc81 so my 0.5 lb package listed in tracking means I’m screwed, assuming the weight is correct. Now the weight has disappeared from the tracking info.
I ordered 1 and got 2 Levicopters in gift wrap. Why would they say these are drones?! They have no remote. "
Levitates itself using advanced onboard sensors that calculate the distance between the UFO and objects under it to adjust fight speed and height." so it’s en electric hacky-sack?
@StrangerDanger I got one of those in my last random- the hovermaxx 2. Just one. I thought it didn’t work but it was user error. It’s pretty fun, and you got TWO! And it glows!
Closest thing to an IRK I will ever receive. Item arrived today, single RC Rocket Micro drone. Waste of $6 as I just got the side deal 4 for $12 the last go round so now my 5 year old has 5 micro drones that he can’t do much with. Lesson learned
I got a pair of Rocket RC Levicopters today. They look identical to the Propel Hovermaxx 2 I got last time. The manuals are identical except for the covers. I assume that Rocket is the same thing branded differently. Plus I got twice as many! And one was blue. I like blue.
Why did they send Rocket RC micro drones instead of Propel? They suck. Propel micro drones are much better with altitude hold. I guess i will return them as this is not as expected. Title says Mystery drone by PROPEL but they sent ROCKET RC. They are not the same !
Yes, it is! I’m charging my little levitators and we’re going to clear some furniture, turn off the ceiling fan, and have a tournament. Should I tell the kids that your hand position makes it move around the room as well? Nah, they can figure that out on their own.
a two pack of the hacky-sacks, opened one, the remote
an HD video drone
I had ordered the HD video drone at $15 last December and haven’t opened it yet.
I opened one of the rockets, kinda silly, remote doesn’t work well, but not completely un-fun.
Not completely awesome, but sure could have been worse!
I figured out the Mystery! You sent us DOA garbage. Do I get a prize? 4 Rocket RC, and an air crawler drone. I haven’t tried the drone yet, but the Rockets are all DOA.
Same $2 POS pre Christmas wrapped junk I got last time. Not again!! Who am I kidding… Of course I’ll buy again. Same reason I’ll keep breaking fingers to try to get an IRK. You just don’t know for sure how crappy it is unless you “win” one.
I got the Rocket micro-drone. It seems like it would have been fun for a few minutes, except that one of the motors isn’t pulling its weight. The other three lift up, and the corner with the weak motor stays unelevated. The most it can do is tumble across the surface. It’s not worth the trouble of fixing returning or whatever you’re allowed to do, but it’s worth a whine here.
Just got my Flip Micro Drone. Not even Propel as advertised. This is a other micro drone to go with my last “random drone” purchase from meh. Some people never fucking learn meh.
I got a rocket rc flip micro drone, my very first drone! It might be little and I still have to get batteries, but I should have fun playing with the cat! Although I do fear a crash and break where I’m a newbie to drones! Perfect price for the newbie!
@llennyfar So ideally they self navigate to telepathically communicated waypoints, complete the mission objectives and rtb? Amazon Prime Propel delivery service, sounds catch doesn’t it?
I got a pair of the Rocket drones today and not a Propel drone of any type. Pretty bummed because my kid can’t fly these, but he can fly (at least a little bit) either of the two Propel ones we got from Meh in the past.
Got the one click propel drone a few days ago. My first drone, so I’m still learning how to fly it. The intent was to fly it around the yard and get the dogs to chase it. So far one dog seems mildly scared of it (avoids it) and the other thinks it must be destroyed at all costs. Witnessed some crazy jumps so far from him trying to catch it. Drawback, he barks a lot when it’s flying. Sorry, neighbors.
So far the little thing seems pretty sturdy - I’ve crashed it into trees and the dog has grabbed it a few times. Rescued it from his mouth a little slimy but intact. If it survives much longer, maybe I’ll get an SD card and check out the video feature. Overall worth the $6!
I complained about getting 2 Rocket RC flip drones and asked for the Propel drones I bought. Just saw a refund on the account so I guess I’m not getting the Propel drones … MEH!
@Stumpy91 I only got the original “give us 7 business days to respond” email. no resolution email, just a refund.
maybe they are still working on the email. you’d think with the number of non-propel drones they sent out they would have a form email ready by now.
@timg I received an email stating that they checked stock to find the cupboard empty and issued a refund. Also said I will not have to send the drone back. I’ve never had to send anything back.
I got a pair of the Rocket drones and opened 1 of them and it was completely des-droid on arrival.
So I’ll not open the other one and give it to my nasty nephew for Christmas.
He’s earned this, it’ll be a great Christmas present for him.
I always try to find the good side of everything.
Finally got my little drone. Propel one click. It’s a neat little thing. My cat hates it. The (lack of) battery life if laughable.
All in all, not bad for the money.
I ended up with a Propel One Click that refuses to sync. Propel support wouldn’t do anything more than send me basic troubleshooting that was already on their site, and Meh hasn’t gotten back to me since I reached out over a week ago. Meh.
@allem The drone battery takes quite a while to charge the first time. Mine’s been pretty solid but I gave one to my son and he had issues syncing and it took off never to be seen again (by him).
@Stumpy91 oh, I’m pretty certain I’ve got he procedure right. Fully charged, no signals nearby, within the appropriate timeframes, yada yada. The instructions say that the drone should make noise presync too and it doesn’t do that. It looks like it would have been a good deal if it actually worked.
I got the one click piece of junk too. Seems to sync up sometimes but refuses to hover. It just flies away, even after trying all of the trim adjustments, etc. Can’t take it outside because it will just fly away. Get what you pay for I suppose. Meh
Order 3-one for me and one each for my two adult children. Came wrapped like x-mas presents. After looking at that piece of junk only mystery was why I wasted my money in the first place.
I was disappointed with receiving the Rocket ones as my kid can’t fly these either yet, but after weeks of troubleshooting I’ve come to realize all 4 batteries are dead on the rockets themselves and don’t take a charge no matter how long they are on the charger, and 3 of the 4 remotes came with dead batteries. My biggest Meh disappointment so far. Hoping support can at least make it better a bit.
@CaptMorgan When I first got mine I thought it was broken because it jumped up and immediately went dead. Then I realized I needed to get my hand under there right away. Do you get anything at all? Lights even?
Not even a twinge
No lights at all on the Rockets, all 4 of them. Almost seems improbable. Still trying to charge them 2 at a time overnights but no luck yet.
Specs
What’s in the Box?
Price Comparison
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Warranty
90 days
Estimated Delivery
Monday, July 13th - Thursday, July 16th
Still passing
It’s a mystery how I droned in almost first.
Kid’s birthday is in a month or so…
/buy
@haydesigner It worked! Your order number is: losing-noble-army
/image losing noble army
@haydesigner your faith in Meh’s on-time delivery can, and probably needs to, move mountains.
@haydesigner @hchavers yeah I ordered this during the last Mehrathon. Still haven’t gotten it.
@haydesigner Hope it arrives on time I ordered someone on may 12th I just got it yesterday but it did ship quickly and made it to the delivery agent two weeks after ordering and then sat a location in my city for almost two weeks before it was finally delivered.
So I don’t know who to really blame here but I do know they’re using a third party carrier at some point as the post office didn’t take poession until Saturday.
@moonhat definitely did whatever it is you’re mad about.
Another micro drone? Goodie…
Why do I always fall for this shit.
/giphy nope
@IndifferentDude
Eh, why not.
/giphy vigorous-potent-wind
Oh fiddlesticks. They got me again.
How many drones must I buy that don’t work?
At least one more.
Wait, I do want to say that the little non-streaming but video capable propel drones have been the best cheap ones I’ve ever had.
/giphy not today satan
Why not get a few more mini drones
/buy
@Apostlii It worked! Your order number is: fascinating-coherent-ketchup
/image fascinating coherent ketchup
I was disappointed last time, why not be disappointed this time too?
You can never send enough drones to your adult children.
lmfao that model name though
I still dont know what my last mystery drones are.
@viciousterra stuck in a tree like two of mine?
@jcarb94 I really hope not.
Pitney Bowes seems to be taking their time, enjoying my drones for a bit, before they dop them off.
@jcarb94 @viciousterra one of my kids managed to entirely lose one. We were all flying together in the yard and his just… disappeared.
@MsELizardBeth @viciousterra I’m not surprised! They are so light and weak that even a.lighr breeze knocks them off course lol.
My dog Boomer loves to eat these things as I fly them around the den, the entertainment value is worth it
@BGreider Are you all, “ok boomer” when you’re done?
/giphy nerdy-hot-pocket
What the heck…I’m sure I’ll end up with 2 more drones I need a magnifying glass to see. Early Christmas presents
/buy
@1bmf It worked! Your order number is: definite-dangling-sack
/image definite dangling sack
@1bmf @mediocrebot that is not the image I had in mind.
@1bmf @mediocrebot @mothmer no
@1bmf @mediocrebot @robson I mean I’ve seen dangling sacks in my time, and that sir, is definitely no dangling sack!
So where the 2 that are missing from the previous order??
Looks like time to notify the card company!
@rghanes no they were just massively tiny. Hoping for larger regret buys this time.
My last random drone was the super crappy one that hovers and can’t even move around the room. And it was broken. So I ordered another one. It has to be better, right?
/giphy afraid-fancy-tactician
@sammydog01 Nooooooo…
@Barney
@sammydog01 sebastian
Got this last go around and it was a micro drone. There’s a thing that says free replacement parts if you join their flight club, I emailed them about replacement parts to join the flight club and never heard back so once you ruin it, that’s it.
That being said it did ship with an extra set of blades and you do get at least $6 worth of fun.
/giphy ditsy-spiteful-lemur
@MrMikenIkes The first rule of flight club is that you do not talk about flight club.
Willing to bet the mystery drone is one of these:
@Chronicle Different brand
@Chronicle @sammydog01 Hope I get the blue one the grey one requires an FAA license.
@Chronicle gave one to all the nieces/nephews and added blade guards. After asking the brothers in law if they were good/they thought any one was too young. They were fine. Kid immediately hit one of them in the face with it. Which I still find funny
I have enough to fill most of the orders today. Let me know if you need parts
/buy
@tejas_vern Oops, sorry. You can’t buy any more of these (you already bought 3).
/buy 100
@tejas_vern Oops, sorry. You can’t buy any more of these (you already bought 3).
Hope these aren’t coming by horse back like the lanterns must be.
@andrewj Hey, got mine yesterday. There’s hope for you yet…
/buy entire lot
@tejas_vern Oops, sorry. You can’t buy any more of these (you already bought 3).
What ever happened to drone.horse?
@unksol https://meh.com/forum/topics/shutting-down-drone-horse-in-2017
/buy
@nine876 It worked! Your order number is: ebbing-egregious-knot
/image ebbing egregious knot
@mediocrebot
“There’s an old saying in Tennessee — I know it’s in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can’t get fooled again.”
― George W. Bush
@mediocrebot @nine876 God damn, so articulate for a Republican.
/giphy violent puke
/buy
@makhay It worked! Your order number is: unbalanced-boundless-sprite
/image unbalanced boundless sprite
It should be called Micro Mystery Drone because that’s all they send. The last 6$ one I got was crushed and someone when to town on it with a razor blade. But that’s not stopping me from getting another!
@natekimh Your financial advisor sais otherwise…
/buy
@Sapper It worked! Your order number is: magical-energetic-dwarf
/image magical energetic dwarf
Why not
/giphy unyielding-prosperous-brick
@dzieciom cause it is possibly a brick and for those of us not into drone rebuilding its possibly junk
/buy
@kfdavila It worked! Your order number is: harsh-furry-sand
/image harsh furry sand
Last time I got only the cheapest drone…the one that meh sold for cheaper in a pack offer. Disappointed
@mediocrebot pass that was close streak is still alive and active
/buy
@gotyams Sorry, I couldn’t place your order. Something went terribly wrong.
I hope I get one with a camera…
Oh wait - doesn’t Propel make the Star Wars drones too?
/giphy artsy-marbled-wind
I was so disappointed in today’s deal that I went back in time and bought yesterday’s deal.
What I got last time. It was mysterious.
@tejas4goa Inexplicably awe-some.
Offerings of Propel drones on the 'zon… https://smile.amazon.com/s?k=Propel&rh=n%3A165793011%2Cn%3A11608080011&dc&qid=1591764709&rnid=2941120011
No guarantee you’ll receive any of these, and note that of the ones which are rated (including the Star Wars ones) typically get about three stars, so don’t expect quality. Many have cameras, but most of the micro drones don’t, so don’t count on that either…
But hey six bucks! What was that command again?
/pass
@ciabelle probably one of these
How do I get the one with the shotgun?
/buy
@bigkiskewl It worked! Your order number is: lazy-neutral-stick
/image lazy neutral stick
Meh. Why the eff not.
/buy
@tsigley It worked! Your order number is: craptacular-menacing-orc
/image craptacular menacing orc
Can someone clarify - does $6 get you a drone (a flying device with a camera) or is just a lottery of drones + quadcopters mixed in (no camera)?
@MonkRX Yes
/buy
@sghenri36 Sorry, the
/buycommand is only available to members. Learn more.Did I just purchase a drone powered by energy (sugar) water?
/buy
@akumax It worked! Your order number is: trained-fattest-taste
/image trained fattest taste
What the heck…
/buy
@k4evryng It worked! Your order number is: bigger-abandoned-mallard
/image bigger abandoned mallard
/giphy reasonable-known-shaman
/giphy cheap random drone
/buy
@Catman252 It worked! Your order number is: choosy-caustic-air
/image choosy caustic air
/giphy ttireless-deadly-donkey
/buy
@jason2483 It worked! Your order number is: luminous-flagrant-witch
/image luminous flagrant witch
@mediocrebot
That’s terrifyingly simple.
/buy
@RICHY531 It worked! Your order number is: silky-numerical-mongoose
/image silky numerical mongoose
Dronedrop, because your mother needs 100lb of drone.
@OnionSoup Sign me up!
I flew my last one right out of the box and never charged it and how have no idea where it is. Guess I’ll get another one!
/giphy nonsensical loosely tramp
I’m curious, but not curious enough to spend my own money. Y’all let us know how it worked out, in a couple of months.
Neither of my last mystery drones worked. I bought two, and they wound up being one of those small follow-your-hand type drones. Real pieces of shit. The switch doesn’t work on the first, and the second just doesn’t respond, as if it’s never been plugged in to power.
Two sad kids. Won’t take the chance again.
“Thank you sir, may I have another”
Apparently I need help.
Hey meh, the hovermax does not qualify as a drone, so don’t be sending those like you did the last time!
I hope I get an awesome one…(prepared to have my hopes crushed)
/buy
POPSOCKETS! ROAD ROCKETS! SONNY CROCKETT! AWESOME!
@D_a_v_e It worked! Your order number is: unified-fantastic-salt
/image unified fantastic salt
FREE KODAK
@felix888 EXPENSIVE CANON
@felix888 What did Kodak do?
My first and last experience: $2.20/min of micro drone fun before losing its mind. Hard pass.
I already have the 8 pack AR portable and collapsible, water resistant LED lanterns to build the inverted Y, and now yet another drone for my rotary wing night flying diorama. Who knew life could be so sweet.
Wait, why’d I do it?
/giphy murderous-blissful-bat
@dreamcypher i heard this in her voice and it was a rare moment of peace in my otherwise besieged brainmeat.
I got one! Will this keep my robot vacuum good company?
When I got this same deal a few weeks ago, they sent me a Propel Atom which is a tiny micro drone. I’m willing to wager nearly all of the drones they are clearing out are similar.
It was worth $6, but just barely.
Well, I didn’t want to do this but a $6 done is a $6 drone.
@rod81 On a good day.
It seems like a good time to purchase like the cool peeps:
/buy
@vaaccess It worked! Your order number is: expert-uncovered-pistachio
/image expert uncovered pistachio
Brain: Why am I buying this?
Also Brain: Who cares, it’s only $6
/giphy sparkling-slick-car
/image sparkling-slick-car
Got 3 Propel HD Drones during the last Meh-off. Would be helpful to know which of the Propel models are included in this sale. Am I getting 3 more of the same thing, or something else?
https://www.amazon.com/Propel-Drones/s?k=Propel+Drones&rh=p_89%3APropel|Propel+Toys
Eh, $6, why not?
/giphy energetic-vintage-hydrogen
/image energetic-vintage-hydrogen
/giphy persistent-cunning-sun
I received a Propel HD drone in an IRK last year. It worked about 3 times, then the battery stopped taking a charge. No one sells the batteries online, and Propel discontinued the drone, so I couldn’t get a battery from them. It actually worked until the battery died. Good Luck mehtizens!
$6 is $6. Might be fun entertainment for the cat.
/buy
PT Barnum Said it best “There is a sucker born every minute”.
With Drones, as in most things, you get what you pay for. No Thanks!!
Another day, another cheap drone.
Meh, but eh, I’ll bite.
/buy
@Seth86 Sorry, the
/buycommand is only available to members. Learn more.Oy, why do I have a poopy icon?@mediocrebot
@Seth86 I think it’s because you let your VMP lapse.
@PocketBrain @Seth86 If it bothers you customer service will fix it. Personally I like it. It’s almost worth letting my VMP expire for one.
I’ve been paying monthly for a long time and was not notified that I was shall we say “cut loose”. I was gonna buy this damn thing, but now it looks like no.
@mediocrebot
@Seth86 Card-on-file expiration bites a lot of people.
@blaineg @Seth86 They always gave me mine back after I find out I forgot to update it
I picked one up during the last meh-rathon and it arrived broken. The company wouldn’t replace and now waiting for meh to get back to me.
@jbjcurly the same thing happened to me.
In for one! Still waiting on my irk…
Still haven’t gotten the one I ordered during the last mehrathon…
@ryceone you’re better off
Mine was broken out of the box
@jmhsrv @ryceone Mine also didn’t work. I wouldn’t be surprised if these were laying around in a warehouse for some time
I got a better Random Propel Drone in my IRK than my RPD purchase from the Meyhrathon. Not that I regret it or anything. I still haven’t taken it out to fly it though.
Mine last RPD was a ‘hand-controlled’ spaceship drone. I was kinda hoping for something more flyable. This thing just hovers in the living room and then crashes into things.
@ticklescratch
Got one of these during the meh-a-thon
Thing was broken out of the box
Literally runs for ten seconds then shuts down
FYI takes a month to get it, when I tried to fly it outside it just took off on it’s own and dissapeared. Unless you’re in a large indoor area I would advise against using it outdoors.
not falling for this one again!
@osfish I did. I’m planning on regret.
/buy
another
because I can’t help myself.
/giphy this time for sure!
@D_a_v_e It worked! Your order number is: logical-poor-egg
/image logical poor egg
@D_a_v_e We’ll both get good ones this time! I’m sure of it!
My Propel One-click not so micro drone has been pretty solid. Sample size=1. I have another I bought for a spare battery so I’ll try that one some day. The camera is meh though.
Micro drone from the last meh-rathon ended up not working. Waiting for a reply from support.
My 8oz package just shipped so that surely means I’ll be getting another micro drone. I’m in, these things are fun
I have a one pound drone coming, assuming it got weighed properly.
@sammydog01 How do you find the weight?
@Stumpy91 Plug your tracking number into here and click on view tracking page.
https://pitneybowes.shipment.co/track
@sammydog01 Uh-oh, mine is only 13 oz.
@sammydog01 12 lbs! No, 8 oz. Hopefully just a placeholder. I haven’t even opened my 2x micro drones yet.
@Barney The micro drones are 8 ounces so 13 is pretty good!
@Stumpy91 You mean your 3x micro drones. I don’t think these guys have placeholders.
@sammydog01 are you familiar with the Propel Atom 1.0 Micro Drone? Is it worth opening and flying or leave it packaged and sell or give away? My Propel One-clickd have been pretty solid.
@sammydog01 @Stumpy91 the atom micro is a badass little guy. I have broken 3 of them so far.
@bravowhiskey @Stumpy91 I don’t have either- I bought my micro drones years ago. I think they’re CX-10s.
@bravowhiskey @sammydog01 I have some of those also. One with a not so bad camera.
Are they always this slow at shipping things out??? Good god!
Ok, I just saw your little banner across the top of the page…I guess you should start hiring more people to handle the “volume”.
@cellme12 Pitney-Bowes. Isn’t that the old postage meter company?
2lbs 13oz worth of three drones heading my way wooooo. Let’s see if these bad boys last longer than 2 days.
Damn, this is a haul for 12$. I’m excited to hand it over to partner and youngling to play with.
@LadyElea So, what did you receive?
So my PB does not show weight for this item. Guess I’m getting a box of air? Haha. It’s just not showing up. Has for all of the other packages and pastadrops. So I will wait the 3 weeks and find out how light the package is. I’m sure it’s more micro drones since I bought the 4 pack the last time they were on sale. Amusing for my son and cats. Just have that kind of luck…
@tjg5181 The weights on mine disappeared. I guess they’re still ironing out their website?
@sammydog01 @tjg5181 weights are gone, but my predicted shipping date for something that shipped on Tuesday is Tuesday next week.
That’s a week from Texas to the East coast. Not bad at all for Pitney Bowes. I wonder if there is a connection… No weight but also less wait.
Got my order of 3 today - my first MEH order. 2-2 packs of those horrible Rocket RC Levicopters which the cr2032 batteries in the little one button remote were all dead and 2 of the levitrons are really picky about being charged so much that I jiggled with them for over 5 minutes so I doubt I will bother any more. Also got 1 Rocket RC Air Crawler. So MEH is the right wording i would say. I was hoping to get one with a camera on it
@KniRider WELCOME TO MEH!
@Barney @KniRider You got 2-packs? WHAT? I ONLY GOT ONE AND IT DIDN’T WORK! No fair.
@sammydog01 Meh never liked you.
@KniRider you ordered propel drones and got rocket rc drones. you should complain about that.
@timg I figured they were the same company shrugs
ok, i should know better. bought one the time before and it took 3 weeks to show up. bought 2 this time, it was “delivered” much quicker, except the postal worker didn’t actually deliver it. says delivered on the tracking site, but my ring doorbell shows him drive right past my place and deliver something to the neighbor at the time my package was “delivered”. checked with neighbor and they didn’t get anything extra.
now I have to submit a claim or something with the post office. what a pain.
@timg You might wait a bit- Your mail guy might find it in his truck and deliver it today. I’ve had that happen.
@sammydog01 not sure about that. i don’t know about your area, but in my area, the packages are delivered by a different mail carrier in a different truck, not the normal mail carrier. probably too many packages these days for the normal person to handle.
@timg Go ahead, say I was right. I’ll wait.
@sammydog01 ok, i’ll say it. you were wrong. i submitted a claim with the local post office and they found the package and someone brought it this afternoon. not a “normal” delivery by any stretch.
@timg Maybe if you had waited a day…
came home a big MEH box by the door. Opened it and its a Propel X5+wifi drone. best $6 gamble ever. Thanks MEH!!
@scc81 Great! Do you happen to know the weight listed in tracking?
@scc81 @Stumpy91 Amazon has a 4.34 pound shipping weight for it.
@Stumpy91 i do not have a shipping weight. sorry
@sammydog01 @scc81 so my 0.5 lb package listed in tracking means I’m screwed, assuming the weight is correct. Now the weight has disappeared from the tracking info.
@Stumpy91 No, it’s most likely a drone.
“Estimated arrival: undefined”
OK…lol This may take a while to arrive.
ok, wait just a minute here. I ordered 2 mystery Propel drones and what I just received were 2 Rocket RC drones!
I cry foul!!
@timg these are also the same drones they were selling not long ago 4 for $12. I spent $12 and got 2. This not a MEH, it’s a WTF!!
I got a Propel One Click. I’m happy!
@sammydog01 I’ve really enjoyed mine. Been pretty solid.
I ordered 1 and got 2 Levicopters in gift wrap. Why would they say these are drones?! They have no remote. "
Levitates itself using advanced onboard sensors that calculate the distance between the UFO and objects under it to adjust fight speed and height." so it’s en electric hacky-sack?
@StrangerDanger I got one of those in my last random- the hovermaxx 2. Just one. I thought it didn’t work but it was user error. It’s pretty fun, and you got TWO! And it glows!
My order is apparently being quarantined for 2 weeks in Indiana. Pitney Blows.
I am amazed PB did not misplace or destroy my drone. It came today. It is a Flip micro drone. Does a micro drone really count?
I received 1 propel drone and 2 packs of “Rocket RC” Levicopter “Motion Control Rocket” toys… Those don’t seem to be Drones OR by Propel…
So… no complaining if you were lucky enough to get nano drones!
Closest thing to an IRK I will ever receive. Item arrived today, single RC Rocket Micro drone. Waste of $6 as I just got the side deal 4 for $12 the last go round so now my 5 year old has 5 micro drones that he can’t do much with. Lesson learned
@tjg5181 Are there really any drones that are good for a five year old?
I got a pair of Rocket RC Levicopters today. They look identical to the Propel Hovermaxx 2 I got last time. The manuals are identical except for the covers. I assume that Rocket is the same thing branded differently. Plus I got twice as many! And one was blue. I like blue.
Very happy here. Got a one click photo/video. My daughter is super excited. Best $6 I’ve spent.
@Stubtify Hope never dies!
I ordered 2 and got 3. One HD video drone and 2 “motion control rocket” how do I attach a picture?
@Griff726 what model HD Video Drone? The only drawback that I see with the One-Click models is that the camera is not HD.
Still nothing here. My tracking has not updated since the initial shipping notice.
Why did they send Rocket RC micro drones instead of Propel? They suck. Propel micro drones are much better with altitude hold. I guess i will return them as this is not as expected. Title says Mystery drone by PROPEL but they sent ROCKET RC. They are not the same !
@StrangerDanger said
Yes, it is! I’m charging my little levitators and we’re going to clear some furniture, turn off the ceiling fan, and have a tournament. Should I tell the kids that your hand position makes it move around the room as well? Nah, they can figure that out on their own.
Two orders yielded:
a two pack of the hacky-sacks, opened one, the remote
an HD video drone
I had ordered the HD video drone at $15 last December and haven’t opened it yet.
I opened one of the rockets, kinda silly, remote doesn’t work well, but not completely un-fun.
Not completely awesome, but sure could have been worse!
DIPLOMAT! RAT-A-TAT! FAT CAT! AWESOME!
@D_a_v_e what model HD Video Drone?
@Stumpy91
I don’t know about a model, just hd video drone
I figured out the Mystery! You sent us DOA garbage. Do I get a prize? 4 Rocket RC, and an air crawler drone. I haven’t tried the drone yet, but the Rockets are all DOA.
@Pyrofishj7 How long did you charge them for? I had to replace the battery in the remote.
Got a Propel photo+video. Excited to try it out.
Got 2 micro drones and an Air Combat Battling Helicopter. Not horrible for $18. My kiddo is excited, at least.
@myfidgetball I just looked up that helicopter- nice!
PROPEL HD video drone! Nice. Thanks meh!
Same $2 POS pre Christmas wrapped junk I got last time. Not again!! Who am I kidding… Of course I’ll buy again. Same reason I’ll keep breaking fingers to try to get an IRK. You just don’t know for sure how crappy it is unless you “win” one.
I think I’ll buy these next time just to get in on the pity party (or the occasional joy).
@ThunderChicken For six dollars I’ll send you a random one of mine. It might even be gift wrapped.
I got the Rocket micro-drone. It seems like it would have been fun for a few minutes, except that one of the motors isn’t pulling its weight. The other three lift up, and the corner with the weak motor stays unelevated. The most it can do is tumble across the surface. It’s not worth the trouble of fixing returning or whatever you’re allowed to do, but it’s worth a whine here.
Wow…crap even for “meh” crap.
Got 4 rocket RC. not by propel. not drones. Just crap.
So it goes. Kinda bummed though.
Got the rocket micro, which are fun while they work!
Still waiting on mine. Package has been sitting in the same place for over a week now.
Just got my Flip Micro Drone. Not even Propel as advertised. This is a other micro drone to go with my last “random drone” purchase from meh. Some people never fucking learn meh.
Got a Rocket Flip micro drone as well. Not a Propel. I will never learn.
I gotta One Click Propel Drone. Unlimited replacement parts for one year. Sounds like the marketed this with me in mind.
I got a rocket rc flip micro drone, my very first drone! It might be little and I still have to get batteries, but I should have fun playing with the cat! Although I do fear a crash and break where I’m a newbie to drones! Perfect price for the newbie!
Mine is being held hostage by Pitney Bowes.
bought 2. got 2 “propel one click” drones. would have liked variation, but seems like an ok deal. lets see how soon we crash/have to return…
@llennyfar You’re going to return them after you crash them?
amazon ratings say they are impossible to control, so perhaps. ideally not return. ideally not crash. ideally not both.
@llennyfar So ideally they self navigate to telepathically communicated waypoints, complete the mission objectives and rtb? Amazon Prime Propel delivery service, sounds catch doesn’t it?
KuoH
Got mine today. 98% meh for the Flip Micro Drone, 2% impressed for the awesome wrapping.
POKER! JOKER! NOT MEDIOCRE! AWESOME!
Got the one click video drone. Not a bad deal at all. Last time I got the atom micro, so I got some variety now
Watching the tracking and LMAO. It went from OKC, to my state, to CA. WTF is up with this shipping.
I got a pair of the Rocket drones today and not a Propel drone of any type. Pretty bummed because my kid can’t fly these, but he can fly (at least a little bit) either of the two Propel ones we got from Meh in the past.
Super disappointed.
@jpaz
Expectations lead to resentments has always been my moto, sounds like you’re feelin the pain!!
Got the one click propel drone a few days ago. My first drone, so I’m still learning how to fly it. The intent was to fly it around the yard and get the dogs to chase it. So far one dog seems mildly scared of it (avoids it) and the other thinks it must be destroyed at all costs. Witnessed some crazy jumps so far from him trying to catch it. Drawback, he barks a lot when it’s flying. Sorry, neighbors.
So far the little thing seems pretty sturdy - I’ve crashed it into trees and the dog has grabbed it a few times. Rescued it from his mouth a little slimy but intact. If it survives much longer, maybe I’ll get an SD card and check out the video feature. Overall worth the $6!
@sporach I like them. They fly better and maintain altitude easier. The camera is pretty low resolution so I don’t intend on using the camera anymore.
@sporach @Stumpy91 I should pull mine out of the box but I’m still immensely entertained by my crappy little hover ones.
I also got a flip. My disappointment is immeasurable.
I complained about getting 2 Rocket RC flip drones and asked for the Propel drones I bought. Just saw a refund on the account so I guess I’m not getting the Propel drones … MEH!
@timg You didn’t get an email from them? They are pretty good about that. I complained on 6/29 and haven’t heard back.
@Stumpy91 I only got the original “give us 7 business days to respond” email. no resolution email, just a refund.
maybe they are still working on the email. you’d think with the number of non-propel drones they sent out they would have a form email ready by now.
@timg I received an email stating that they checked stock to find the cupboard empty and issued a refund. Also said I will not have to send the drone back. I’ve never had to send anything back.
Terribly disappointed!!
I got a pair of the Rocket drones and opened 1 of them and it was completely des-droid on arrival.
So I’ll not open the other one and give it to my nasty nephew for Christmas.
He’s earned this, it’ll be a great Christmas present for him.
I always try to find the good side of everything.
Finally got my little drone. Propel one click. It’s a neat little thing. My cat hates it. The (lack of) battery life if laughable.
All in all, not bad for the money.
@Mikedraper87 I bought a second one for the extra battery because they were so cheap.
I ended up with a Propel One Click that refuses to sync. Propel support wouldn’t do anything more than send me basic troubleshooting that was already on their site, and Meh hasn’t gotten back to me since I reached out over a week ago. Meh.
@allem if you haven’t found an email, go to meh.com/support. You should see their latest response there.
@allem The drone battery takes quite a while to charge the first time. Mine’s been pretty solid but I gave one to my son and he had issues syncing and it took off never to be seen again (by him).
@RiotDemon Thanks, I looked there but they still haven’t responded.
@Stumpy91 oh, I’m pretty certain I’ve got he procedure right. Fully charged, no signals nearby, within the appropriate timeframes, yada yada. The instructions say that the drone should make noise presync too and it doesn’t do that. It looks like it would have been a good deal if it actually worked.
I got the one click piece of junk too. Seems to sync up sometimes but refuses to hover. It just flies away, even after trying all of the trim adjustments, etc. Can’t take it outside because it will just fly away. Get what you pay for I suppose. Meh
Order 3-one for me and one each for my two adult children. Came wrapped like x-mas presents. After looking at that piece of junk only mystery was why I wasted my money in the first place.
@Felton10 Got the same drone in the last IRK-just shows what a POC it was.
I was disappointed with receiving the Rocket ones as my kid can’t fly these either yet, but after weeks of troubleshooting I’ve come to realize all 4 batteries are dead on the rockets themselves and don’t take a charge no matter how long they are on the charger, and 3 of the 4 remotes came with dead batteries. My biggest Meh disappointment so far. Hoping support can at least make it better a bit.
@CaptMorgan When I first got mine I thought it was broken because it jumped up and immediately went dead. Then I realized I needed to get my hand under there right away. Do you get anything at all? Lights even?
Not even a twinge
No lights at all on the Rockets, all 4 of them. Almost seems improbable. Still trying to charge them 2 at a time overnights but no luck yet.
@CaptMorgan Well, crap.
I never received mine, tracking shows it left and was delivered to Texas… Kinda bummed about it